This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Communication > Political > Political Communication – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Communication Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Politics as the theory, study and practice of making laws and governing was mentioned by A) Joseph A. Devito. B) Denton and Woodward. C) Miriam Budiardjo. D) Corcoran and Dickenson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Corcoran and Dickenson. 2. The political actors that united by common feature of their members' situation A) Pressure group. B) Terrorist group. C) Political party. D) Public organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Public organization. 3. The 1945 Constitution states that the President and Vice President are appointed by the MPR in accordance with majority vote A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Political affairs or business includes (1) competition between groups or individuals for power, (2) competing for leadership, (3) political opinion, (4) a principal activity or profession, (5) policies, and (6) political activities characterized by artful and often dishonest practices. The right answer is number ..... A) 1, 2, 6. B) 1, 2, 3. C) 1, 3, 5. D) 3, 4, 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1, 2, 6. 5. Media content that employs humor, satire, and irony to comment on political affairs, although frequently with serious intent A) Editorial. B) Bard. C) Op-ed column. D) Feature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bard. 6. ..... is slanting the facts to reflect an opinion A) Bias. B) Credibility. C) Campaigning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bias. 7. The use of something to represent ideas or qualities A) Symbolism. B) Bandwagon. C) Testimonial. D) Plain folks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 8. Activities that relate with influencing the actions and policies of a government or getting and keeping power in a government A) The allocation of scarce resources. B) The making of collective decisions. C) The exercise of power. D) The science of government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The science of government. 9. The diversity of the party system was paralleled in the pluralism of the press A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Bias can occur in which of the following ways? A) When data and statistics are used objectively and transparently. B) When data and statistics are used in a misleading way. C) When only peer-reviewed sources are cited. D) When the methodology of a study is clearly explained. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When data and statistics are used in a misleading way. 11. What do the symbols "Uncle Sam, bald eagle, American flag, capital building, White House" represent in political symbolism? A) U.S. Government. B) Freedom and democracy. C) Justice. D) American flag, patriotism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) U.S. Government. 12. An agreed set of procedures and rules governing the conduct of elections, the behavior of those who win them and the legitimate activities of dissenters A) Participation. B) Rational exercise. C) Constitutionality. D) Rational choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constitutionality. 13. Political communication about political actors and theirs activities can be contained in the form mentioned below, except for ..... A) Reader's letters. B) Talk shows. C) News reports. D) Editorials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reader's letters. 14. The institutions of state were directed primarily to the maintenance of the hierarchical system A) Liberalism. B) Authoritarian. C) Democracy. D) Secularism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Authoritarian. 15. Tangible Support: A) Provides needed goods and services. B) Advice, guidance, feedback. C) Caring and Concern. D) Positive Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provides needed goods and services. 16. Local government is a sphere of political activity in which communication is of growing importance A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. When having a debate with someone who thinks differently than you, most people are more likely to give up than to "deliberate their differences constructively" A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 18. Has the power to veto legislation that affect the powers of the states of Germany political system A) The Federal Constitutional Court. B) The Federal Council. C) The Bundestag. D) The Senates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Federal Council. 19. Media must inform citizens of what is happening around them A) Facilitating. B) Observation. C) Surveillance. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surveillance. 20. The news story is developed over time in the interaction and competition between different news media, and between the various actors in, or sources of, a story. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. The knowledge and information on the basis of which citizens will make their political choices must circulate freely and be available individually. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. How do the government and news organizations keep track of how the public feels about issues and candidates? A) Wire tap your phones. B) Search your computer and iPhones. C) Use of public opinion polls. D) Telephone surveys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use of public opinion polls. 23. What is one way that interest groups and lobbyists raise awareness of their cause? A) By conducting scientific research. B) By creating petitions and engaging in door-to-door conversations. C) By offering educational scholarships. D) By hosting sports events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By creating petitions and engaging in door-to-door conversations. 24. Which of the following is an example of media? A) A radio broadcast. B) A secret code. C) A private conversation. D) A personal diary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A radio broadcast. 25. Determinants of voting behavior are below, except A) Voters' image of the party leadership. B) Ability to communicate. C) 'corporate' image of the party. D) Image of party policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ability to communicate. 26. The public sphere comprises in essence the communicative institutions of a society, through which facts and opinions circulate and by means of which a common stock of knowledge is built up as the basis for collective political action A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. To watch, keep track of, or check usually for a special purpose A) Impact. B) Public agenda. C) Monitor. D) Lobbying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monitor. 28. A clear journalistic distancing from the opinions expressed in political debates, and a determination not to confuse the expression of opinion with the reporting of fact is a principle of A) Completeness. B) Impartiality. C) Accuracy. D) Objectivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Objectivity. 29. What are the three ways that the media is unbalanced in how they report information? A) They are bias. B) They use symbolism. C) They use propaganda. D) All of these are ways the media is unbalanced in how they report. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are ways the media is unbalanced in how they report. 30. Journalists insert the events of political life into narrative frameworks which allow them to be told as news stories A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 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